Climate Change Kevin Warnes Matt Edwards
18th June 2019 / 24th April 2020 by mattedwards
Bradford’s Green Party councillors have joined colleagues from councils across the Leeds City Region to call on the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) to declare a climate emergency. Following the lead set by Bradford District Council – following a motion put forward by Councillor Kevin Warnes - many of the councils in the Leeds City Region have […]
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Kevin Warnes Martin Love Railways Saltaire Shipley Parliament Constituency Shipley Ward
25th March 2019 / 25th April 2020 by mattedwards
Shipley's Green councillors have raised concerns about poor maintenance at the town's train stations. Councillor Kevin Warnes has written to Northern Rail to raise concerns about Shipley station, where the access road running down from the junction with Otley Road is in a poor condition, riddled with potholes and cracked kerbs that are partly collapsed […]
Bierley Bradford Council Bradford South Dudley Hill Fly-tipping Holmewood Matt Edwards Tong Valley Tong Village Tong Ward Tyersal Westgate Hill Woodlands
21st March 2019 / 25th April 2020 by mattedwards
Bradford Green Party have launched a petition calling on Bradford Council to acknowledge that there is a fly-tipping epidemic across the city and take the urgent action that is needed to tackle the problem. The petition was put started by Matt Edwards, Green Party spokesperson and prospective local election candidate for Tong Ward – one […]
Bradford Council Bradford South Shipley Parliament Constituency Shipley Ward Street Lights Tong Ward
3rd March 2019 / 25th April 2020 by mattedwards
Figures uncovered by Bradford Green Party reveal that the average time taken for Bradford Council to replace street lights has trebled to over a month. A Freedom of Information Request showed that in Shipley Ward, the average time to replace a faulty light in 2017 was 15 days – in 2018 this figure had jumped […]
Air Pollution Kevin Warnes Martin Love
26th January 2019 / 25th April 2020 by mattedwards
Councillors Kevin Warnes and Martin Love have demanded Bradford Council do more to tackle the air pollution crisis across the district. Both councillors attended the launch of Clean Air Bradford in Shipley on Saturday afternoon to speak to concerned residents and campaigners who want to see more being done to tackle air pollution in Bradford District. Councillor Kevin Warnes […]
Bradford Council Kevin Warnes Martin Love Road Safety Shipley Parliament Constituency Shipley Ward
22nd January 2019 / 25th April 2020 by mattedwards
Councillors Kevin Warnes again raised the issue of traffic-calming along Caroline Street in Saltaire at January’s Full Council meeting. This follows months of deadlock over fully-costed proposals that were agreed with the ward councillors last June. Kevin asked the Leader of Council to publish the reasons for the ongoing delay and explain when the urgently needed project […]
Climate Change Kevin Warnes Martin Love
16th January 2019 / 25th April 2020 by mattedwards
Bradford District Council has become the largest local authority in the UK – and second in Yorkshire - to declare a "climate emergency" after a motion by Green Party councillors was passed last night Councillors Kevin Warnes and Martin Love who put forward the original motion have welcomed the “Declaration of Climate Emergency” by Bradford Council. An amendment […]
Bradford Council Climate Change Kevin Warnes Martin Love
14th January 2019 / 25th April 2020 by mattedwards
Shipley’s Green councillors have called on other political parties to join them in declaring a ‘Climate Emergency’ and step up action here in Bradford District to tackle the climate breakdown. Councillors Kevin Warnes and Martin Love have tabled a motion for debate at this week’s Council calling on Bradford to make the transition to a […]
9th January 2019 / 25th April 2020 by mattedwards
Bradford Green Party has raised concerns with "flytipping epidemic" in Holme Wood and surrounding areas. Back in November, government data showed that reports of fly-tipping incidents across the district had jumped up by 17.4 per cent from the previous year. The cost of clearing up fly-tipping has also skyrocketed - increasing 85 per cent over the […]
Kevin Warnes Road-building Shipley Parliament Constituency Shipley Ward
3rd January 2019 / 25th April 2020 by mattedwards
A Green Party councillor has urged Shipley residents to have their say on the future of roads between Bradford and Shipley whilst raising concerns that the Council has "jumped the gun" starting the consultation before important information has been provided. Bradford Council’s Shipley Highways Consultation is asking for input from members of the public about […]
Kevin Warnes Railways
2nd January 2019 / 25th April 2020 by mattedwards
As the annual rail fare increase comes into force, the Green Party are calling for passengers to “make rail companies pay” for unreliable rail service. In 2019, rail users will be paying more than ever before for unreliable services on trains that are not fit for purpose. This comes after months of severe disruption brought […]
Air Pollution Bradford South Dudley Hill Matt Edwards Road Safety Tong Ward
8th November 2018 / 26th April 2020 by mattedwards
Residents living on Rook Lane near Dudley Hill have been asking Bradford Council for years to tackle the issue of HGVs using the road as an unofficial rest stop. The volume of large vehicles using Rook Lane is disrupting residents lives with severe noise pollution, as well as adding to already dangerous levels of air […]
Air Pollution Bradford Council Kevin Warnes Martin Love Road Safety Shipley Ward
21st September 2018 / 26th April 2020 by mattedwards
Bradford Green Party will call on the Government to launch nationwide annual Car Free Days to mark the global event tomorrow (Saturday 22 September). World Car Free Day encourages motorists to give up their cars for a day. The initiative is promoting the importance in investing in public transport, cycling and walking, and the development […]
Greenbelt Matt Edwards Spen View Lane Tong Ward
22nd August 2018 / 26th April 2020 by mattedwards
Bradford Green Party has reacted with disappointment that a Bradford Council Committee has voted to APPROVE a planning application to build 113 houses on Spen View Lane. The application was opposed by many local people and over 140 objections were made in relation to the application. Opposition centred around not being enough doctors and schools […]
Air Pollution Bingley Ward Bradford Council Celia Hickson Shipley Parliament Constituency
20th July 2018 / 25th April 2020 by mattedwards
New analysis by the Green Party reveals that by next year England could be burning more rubbish in incinerators than it recycles. A report compiled by Baroness Jenny Jones revealed that in 2016-17 about 4m tonnes were landfilled, about 10m incinerated and just over 11m recycled or composted. The report uses current trends to predict that between April […]
Bradford Council Bradford South Derelict Building Greenbelt Martin Love Matt Edwards Spen View Lane Tong Ward
4th July 2018 / 26th April 2020 by mattedwards
The leader of the Green Party group on Bradford Council has slammed the U-turn on what will be built on the site of Richard Dunn Sports Facility. Councillor Martin Love (Shipley) has accused the Council of “staggering levels of inconsistency” after announcing plans to earmark the Odsal site for a new retail park. This comes following […]
Air Pollution Bradford Council Kevin Warnes Road Safety Road-building Shipley Parliament Constituency Shipley Ward
25th May 2018 / 26th April 2020 by mattedwards
Councillor Kevin Warnes has called on Bradford Council to halt the proposals to demolish the historic Branch Hotel in Shipley to ensure proper studies are undertaken on feasibility and impact of junction improvements. Last year Bradford Council purchased the pub, located at the junction of Otley Road and Bradford Road with the intention of demolishing […]
Bierley Bradford Council Bradford South Greenbelt Holmewood Matt Edwards Road-building Shipley Parliament Constituency Tong Valley Tong Village Tong Ward
16th May 2018 / 26th April 2020 by mattedwards
A green party councillor has spoken out over the Labour-run council’s “reckless disregard” for local communities as they approve plans to build hundreds of new homes on greenbelt. Two weeks on from the local elections, Bradford’s Labour-dominated Council has already approved worrying house-building plans for the District. A third of these 1,500 new homes will […]
Air Pollution Bingley Ward Bradford Council Bradford East Bradford South Bradford West Leeds-Bradford Airport Matt Edwards Road-building Shipley Parliament Constituency Shipley Ward Tong Ward
12th March 2018 / 26th April 2020 by mattedwards
Today, Amelia Womack, the deputy leader of the Green Party visited Bradford to launch a clean air campaign called “Let Bradford Breathe”. Air pollution is one of the biggest problems affecting our district and in February, the High Court ruled that the Government’s current plans to tackle air pollution are unlawful because they do not go […]
Air Pollution Bradford Council Bradford South Matt Edwards Road-building Tong Ward Woodlands
8th March 2018 / 26th April 2020 by mattedwards
Bradford Green Party condemn the decision by councillors in Kirklees to grant outline planning permission for a business park on the site of the former North Bierley Water Treatment Works. The main access point for the new development will be a new junction at Cliff Hollins Lane and Mill Carr Hill Road - near Woodlands […]
Bingley Ward Bradford Council Bradford East Bradford South Bradford West Heaton Ward Shipley Parliament Constituency Shipley Ward Street Lights Tong Ward
26th February 2018 / 26th April 2020 by mattedwards
A freedom of information request by Bradford Green Party reveals huge differences in the time taken to repair faulty street lights across Bradford District. The information showed that the average repair time from the start of 2015 to the end of 2017 for Shipley Ward was 15 days whilst in Tong Ward it was nearly […]
Climate Change Hawarun Hussain Kevin Warnes Lower Baildon Martin Love Saltaire Shipley Parliament Constituency Shipley Ward
10th September 2017 / 26th April 2020 by mattedwards
Earlier this month, Green Party Co-Leader Caroline Lucas visited Glenaire School in Lower Baildon to see the excellent work being done by the school staff and the local community to improve the schools environmental credentials. The School has already achieved Silver Eco-school status and Jo Wilkinson, the school’s head explained to Caroline that this was […]
Bradford Council Hawarun Hussain Kevin Warnes Martin Love Road Safety Shipley Parliament Constituency Shipley Ward
8th September 2017 / 26th April 2020 by mattedwards
One issue that continues to come up when the Green Party councillors in Shipley speak to local people in Saltaire is speeding and dangerous driving in the village. Councillors Hawarun Hussain, Kevin Warnes and Martin Love have been working with the highways team to see what can be done to deal with speeding cars on Caroline Street. Speed checks […]
Bradford South Greenbelt Matt Edwards Tong Valley Tong Village Tong Ward
3rd September 2017 / 26th April 2020 by mattedwards
Caroline Lucas visited Bradford District this weekend and used it as an opportunity to meet members of the The Tong and Fulneck Valley Association. The association oppose the plans to build nearly 2000 homes in the Tong Valley in between Tong Village and Holmewood. Caroline called on the council to use their powers to rethink the […]